Sturdy legs carrying brain intact

Elderly women were identified as having strong legs slower brain aging.

A research team from King's College in London, according to the results of their work for ten years on more than 300 twin, exercising sufficient people doing positive effect on mental health.

According to the article published in the journal Gerontology, exercise, chemicals secreted by the body revives old brains.

The researchers also emphasize that more research needs to be done about it.

Legs of force, in the form of life, to keep separate from other factors that may impact on the health of brain power. Durulmadı.araştırmacı particularly on dementia in this research study between 73 and 43 years of age at the beginning began to follow the changing health status of more than 150 twin sister.

At the start of the study, leg strength, elongation rate was determined by the legs and an exercise device that measures the force. If the brain power, the beginning and end of the research, memory and mental processing abilities were determined by measuring the computer program.

Usually, the brothers have more leg strength at the start of the study experienced less cognitive changes associated with aging and mental skills after ten years was found to be more advanced.

These findings were still valid when the risk of dementia and other life-style factors taken into consideration.

One of the pioneers of the study, Dr. Claire Steves, "is mental aging is concerned, we see that the factors which create the maximum effect of leg strength. Other factors, such as heart health is important, but the relationship between leg force brain health beyond that. The legs are not strong, he pointed to the physical activities that will be beneficial for the brain We believe. " he said.